1990 – Hutchinson’s race against Winston Bryant for Attorney General ended the same way. After losing that race, Hutchinson became the chairman of the state Republican Party, a position he would hold for 5 years.

– Chairman of Arkansas Republican Committee

– Hutchinson was re-elected to the House twice more.

– Representative from Arkansas

1998 – Hutchinson also served as one of the managers during the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.

1999 – Hutchinson was involved in the effort to reform campaign finance laws, offering an alternative proposal to the bill by Christopher Shays and Marty Meehan, which he opposed on the grounds that it "went too far". Hutchinson did support the bill by John McCain and Russ Feingold in the Senate.